Thank you Kahuna3. Having just returned safely from a 10 day visit to Negril; I did notice that there was an increase in security at several places I visited and at the place where I stay. This doesn't happen because attraction/restaurant/resort owners want to spend money and employ more security.
It's for a reason. We walked west end and town area and beach road and were not accosted except by sellers of aloe, weed,hard drugs, and the shopkeepers whose job it is to get you to visit their stores. Thank goodness we had no problems; but we could have. We are aware of that. But being careful people we escaped any harm and will continue to visit Negril and I hope you will too.